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Brief mieulx valait le lyen que le gerbe.
From Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 by Ady, Julia Mary Cartwright
Des triomphes des autres vous n'avez recueilli que les rayons extrêmes: ceux qui ont franchi la cime des arcs de triomphe pour aller au loin, coups égarés de la grande gerbe, éclairer vos tombés.
From Gallipoli Diary, Volume I by Hamilton, Ian, Sir
They threshed in a circle, keeping good time with their strokes, and laughing merrily while they flourished their flails,—they appeared a most joyous party,— “Ho! batteux, battons la gerbe, Compagnons, joyeusement.”
From Brittany & Its Byways by Palliser, Bury, Mrs.
One evening," she relates, "we were at service in St. John's church, when all of a sudden I noticed on the horizon a gerbe of resplendent flames.
From Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812 by Rose, Achilles
Les po�tes par Apollon vainqueur Ont seuls assez de fleurs pour en faire une gerbe Digne de ce g�nie �clatant et superbe Qui pour l'�ternit� vous a faite leur sœur.
From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur
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